Gale Sayers 6 TD's in a single game... Chicago Bears...
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December 13, 1965
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 13, 1965
* Gale Sayers 6 touchdowns in single game report
* Chicago Bears - NFL football record tying performance
This 24 page newspaper has a two column photo of Gale Sayers with some text underneath telling of his famous 6 touchdowns in one game performance from the day before. (see)
Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: Gale Sayers was drafted by the Bears and the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League, but signed with Chicago. In his rookie year, he scored an NFL record 22 touchdowns (14 rushing, 6 receiving, and 1 each on punt and kickoff returns). He gained 1,374 yards from scrimmage and had 2,272 all-purpose yards (also a record, later broken by Tim Brown, who played two more games than Sayers). He tied Ernie Nevers' and Dub Jones' record for touchdowns in a single game, with 6 in a 61-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on December 12.
Sayers averaged an impressive 5.2 yards per rush and 17.5 yards per reception. His return averages were even more impressive, with 14.9 yards per punt return and 31.4 yards per kickoff return. He was the unanimous choice for NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Despite his heroics, the Bears finished in third place in the NFL Western Conference (behind the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Colts)
* Gale Sayers 6 touchdowns in single game report
* Chicago Bears - NFL football record tying performance
This 24 page newspaper has a two column photo of Gale Sayers with some text underneath telling of his famous 6 touchdowns in one game performance from the day before. (see)
Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: Gale Sayers was drafted by the Bears and the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League, but signed with Chicago. In his rookie year, he scored an NFL record 22 touchdowns (14 rushing, 6 receiving, and 1 each on punt and kickoff returns). He gained 1,374 yards from scrimmage and had 2,272 all-purpose yards (also a record, later broken by Tim Brown, who played two more games than Sayers). He tied Ernie Nevers' and Dub Jones' record for touchdowns in a single game, with 6 in a 61-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on December 12.
Sayers averaged an impressive 5.2 yards per rush and 17.5 yards per reception. His return averages were even more impressive, with 14.9 yards per punt return and 31.4 yards per kickoff return. He was the unanimous choice for NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Despite his heroics, the Bears finished in third place in the NFL Western Conference (behind the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Colts)
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